The OS X system must not use unencrypted FTP.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-79059	AOSX-11-000606	SV-93765r1_rule		High

Description
None

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.11 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-01-04

Details

Check Text ( C-78649r1_chk )
To check if the "ftp" service is disabled, use the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep com.apple.ftpd If the results do not show the following, this is a finding: "com.apple.ftpd" => true

Fix Text (F-85811r1_fix)
To disable the "ftp" service, run the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.ftpd The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.